Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-01


drcssed. with dark hair and eyes.
Address, or call uPon, ]. Il. a, 1917 oldtown
Street. Boston, Mass"
well, I should say It could beI''
said the sharp voice Of Miss Smith,
who. having heard Tad's exclamation,
had stepped out on the piazza, UNI
noticed by Tad.
Whcre'd this paper come 'front.'
she demanded, as she took it from
Tad's hand.
Tad explained briefly.
''first good L ever knew come of
keeping a dog!" CURLY remarked Miss
Smith. "IIumphr' continued the lady,
now somewhat excited, "hcre's that
fellows name-if his name Is Forrest
on the margin, and the notice has got
a lead pencil mark drawn round it,.
Don't TINT make it AL plain cnough?"
"All what, mas amp mcekly returned
Tad.
"Why, that this Mr.. Forrest must
have seen the notice, and KEEP it to
himself, thinking that perhaps he could
wheedle you out Of the bag for little or
nothing. and then got big reward for
rcturnin' it," replied Miss Smith, with
a triumphant snap of her gray eyes.
81 think there's more to it than that,
Miss smith, said Tad, rising to his
feet. IL think he's the same fellow
who tried SO hard to get hold of it in
Boston. You see, ma'am." continued
Tad, mecSIy, IL amt 80 quick as some,
but I've studied it out kind of Ike this.
lie somehow found out, in the first
place. that the tall gentleman who
owns il had jswelry, or whatever it is,
worth ever so much money in his sach-
81. and just followed on after him to
ss-,ct a chance To grab it. Then / got
hold of it, and ever since he's been
doggin' 1ne. He's got n mustache,
and bran'-new teeth, and his voice is n
liitlc different; but this afternoon
found out something that makes me
pretty sure I'm right" And then Tad
told Miss Smith about the little blue
scar, that he had so unexpectedly dis
covered
well. Tad." observed Miss Smith,
after a short astonished pause, you're
a smarter boy than / ever thought you
was, I'm free To confess. The-thc-
deceptive critterr' And, for n moment
or two, it really seemed as though Miss
Smith was determined to sally forth.
and, single-handcd, capture Mr.. For
rest, and drag him into the presence of
square" Martin, the Bixport justice
Of the peace. there 20 dcnounce him as
n fraud of the first water.
But, upon cooler reflection, she saw
that, in reality, there was no visible
proof OF any such charge. further than
Tad's own word. Even Captain Flagg
or Polly would hardly have recognized,
in the clegantly-drcsscd gentleman
with silky black mustachc, the smooth
faced. shabby sharper vino had tried
unsuccessfully to steal Captain Flagg's
money and papers on Commercial
wharf.
GIVE n rogue rope enough, and he's
sure to hang himself; so l guess we
won't say any thing for spell
longer" finally said Miss Smith, to
Adu pIClt STulluclliOn.
But the good lady Immediately sat
down and wrote letter TO -. II. A.
in relation to the sachel. and after
ward posted it with her own hands.
Furthermore, she had new lock put
on each Of the outer doors, and even
went so far as to have Tad clean and
load nm old ilint-lOck musket, that had
done good service at Bunker Hill,
which, to Samantha Nason's great
horror, she kept standing II; the head
of her bed.
81 feel it in my bones that the fell
lOw'll make one more trial for that
sachcl.' she said. oracularly, "for he
knows that what's in it is well worth
runnin' a big risk for; but, if he's
aware when he's well of, he better
keep awayr
Three days passed, and then Miss
Smith received an answer, to the effect
that -. IL. A." would he in Bixport on
the following day, and would do HIM
self the honor of calling upon Miss
Smith, at her residence, in the even
ing.
Things is coming TO Climax, Tad"
said Miss Smith, carefully tucking the
letter away in pigeon-hole of the old
fashioned secretary in the front sitting
room, land | guess you'n get your five
hundred dollars reward. after all, and
Edwards, or whatever his name is, win
have his trouble for his pains"
Five hundred dollars! Tad turned
from red 10 white. and white to red
again. He thought to himself that
when he held the money in his
hands he would believe it, Lut not till
then!
The sachel had been placed in n sec
rotary drawer for safe Keeping. Miss
Smith unlocked the drawer. to make
sure that it to1s safe. Then she held it
thouShtfully up by the handle.
I'm free to confess I'm dretfrl curi-
Gus to know what's inside" she re-
marked. rs She held it Mt her ear. and
shook il vigorously. There's papers.
for ono thing-I hear 'cm rustle-and
something like box" she continued;
"but never mind, Tad-we'n know all
about 1t tomorrow night" Thus say
ing. she replaced the slchcl. locked the
drawer and dropped the key into her
pocket, happily unconscious that a
sharp pair of eycs-whosc owner was
hidden'from the view of any chance
Passer-by by thick clump of Iilacs be-
fore the house-had been watching her
every movement from without, through
the haif-closed blinds.
| CHAPTER Kill
The curtains were pulled down, tho
big keroscne-lamp lighted, and Mis-:
Smith, ut the head of the dininc-roon